Germany, Ss. A Second Pattern Ss Sports Shirt Insignia certificate_of_authenticity 1918 (confirming his awarding of

1918 (confirming his awarding of the Meritorious Service Medal) and assorted research papers

Canada: Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

believing that the airship was still docked to its mooring mast

quillon and pommel with light contact in the nickel plating

his actual birth year was discovered to be 1876

Germany, Ss. A Second Pattern Ss Sports Shirt Insignia certificate_of_authenticity 1918 (confirming his awarding of(SS Sports Hemd Abzeichen). Constructed of multi coloured cotton embroidery, the obverse consisting of a white disc overlaid by dual black Sig runes, within two black rings, the reverse retaining a fully intact SS Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with a makers code of A4 427 and a secondary code of 444446, measuring 105 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.